I searched previous post to see if anyone had commented on this before...couldnt find a reference. Recieved an email from one of our Lts mentioning a new street drug that really seems to be getting on its feet in North Carolina schools, called "strawberry quick" or "strawberry meth". It is meth...
My mother is native american, so most of my life I have been interested in/studied the culture and history of our tribal heritage as well as others. Even had a close friend of my wife who is a magistrate as well as Native American perform our weding ceremony for us, adding some of his tribal...
So the other day started as an exciting day for me as it was only my second shift as new EMT-B vollie, and I would be running all the bls calls. Dispatched to a nursing care facility for a Pt with a pulseless, cyanotic/cold leg and foot. As we go in I am getting report from nurses, one who...
Today was my first day in the truck as a volunteer with my new dept and went on my first call since becoming an EMT. 2 car MVA with multiple patients. Had to extricate one of the pts but got her to the ED in good shape. All went well, everyone lived, and I didnt screw up! My pt was extremely...
So I just got my B cert last month and have joined local service as a vol for the experience and education. I was supposed to begin a "skills" session at the first of the week(going over basic dept procedures, equipment we werent made familiar with in class, dept specific protocols), but...
Hi everyone. I have been visiting here for a bit (while I was in class) and finally joined. Just passed my EMT-B state test in August. I did well in class, well on my ride-alongs(we only had 2), and well on my exam. I recently joined
a local service as a volunteer for the experience and with...